Word
caboose
（船上的）厨房
核心释义
the area on a ship where food is prepared
- 1.
船上烹饪食物的区域
the area for food preparation on a ship
- 2.
货运列车末尾的乘务员车厢
a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
船上烹饪食物的区域；货运列车末尾的乘务员车厢；守车
用法In use
The cook spent most of the day in the caboose preparing food for the passengers.
用法提示：caboose 在此指船上的厨房，作名词，作介词 in 的宾语。
With such a tiny caboose, the crew had to take turns cooking meals.
用法提示：caboose 指船上的厨房，作名词，作介词 with 的宾语。
Every morning the smell of coffee from the caboose woke us up.
用法提示：caboose 指船上的厨房，作名词，作介词 from 的宾语。
the caboose of [a train]
铁路用语，指货运列车末尾的守车；常见于美式英语。
The caboose of the freight train was at the rear.
这列货运火车的守车在列车尾部。
in the caboose
此句里的 caboose 指船上的做饭区域；若用于铁路语境，则指守车。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ship's caboose
- 船上厨房
- The cook kept the ship's caboose clean and well organized.厨师保持船上厨房清洁整齐。
- caboose stove
- 船上厨房的炉灶
- A large iron caboose stove stood in the centre of the galley.一台大铁炉灶立在厨房中央。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- bring up the caboose
- 落在最后；最后一名I brought up the caboose in the race.我在这场比赛中落在了最后。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
caboose 音似‘可布斯’：想象船上的可布大厨在小厨房里做饭，这就是船上的厨房。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：nautical、shipboard 「caboose」作“船上厨房”讲时，属于航海领域用语，多用于船舶或航海相关语境；语气偏向中性，不带明显正式或口语色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
caboose 标作 /kəˈbus/。goose、loose、moose、noose 的 'oose' 都读 /uːs/，押韵；choose 拼写相同但读 /tʃuːz/，booze 读 /buːz/，均以 /z/ 结尾，不押韵。
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